STSC 1050 - Essential Study Skills for College Success

1. Self-Assessment of Learning
   1. Learning Attitudes & Behaviors
   2. Personal Responsibility
   3. Science of Learning
   4. Metacognition
   5. Motivation
2. Information Processing
   1. Memory tools
   2. Effective listening and note-taking strategies for lectures
   3. Text and lecture material synthesis
   4. Strategies for learning in small, large, and online classes
3. Reading across Disciplines
   1. Critical perspectives of a discipline
   2. Organizational patterns
   3. Comprehend complex texts in academic disciplines
   4. Strategies for active reading:  previewing, skimming, and structure
   5. Note Taking
   6. Annotating or Text Marking
   7. Adaptation of note-taking and study systems by discipline/program
4. Vocabulary Development
   1. Building vocabulary strategies for comprehension
   2. Memorization and application strategies
   3. Discipline or program-specific vocabulary
5. Test-taking
   1. Strategies for before, during, and after a test
   2. Reducing Test Anxiety   
6. Time Management Strategies 
   1. Focus/concentration/distraction management 
   2. Time Management Tools (e.g. Planners, Calendars, To-Do Lists, etc.) 
   3. Overcoming Procrastination 
   4. Backward planning  
7. College Resources
   1. Library
      1. Finding & Evaluating Information
      2. Citations
   2. Academic and Student Support Centers
   3. Basic Needs

1. employ personal, cognitive, motivational, and/or learning attitudes as it relates to college coursework. 
2. apply the principles of learning and memory to college coursework. 
3. use vocabulary acquisition strategies for both general and discipline- or program-specific terms.
4. apply the principles of information processing to college coursework.
5. employ active reading strategies to discipline- or program-specific material. 
6. apply study skill strategies to discipline- or program-specific material. 
7. evaluate information for credibility for academic use.

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